Geor g e h a y e s



r To all 'whom/it 'may concern Beitknowirthat I, GEORGE HAYES, of thecity, c county, and State of-New York, `have invented a new `.andusefulImprovement in Sky-Lights, `Conservatories, and other GlazedStructures, of which the following is `a` full, clear, and exactdescription, reference ot this specification, and in which- Figure 1represents a side elevation as viewed from `the interior ot' aconservatory in part constructed in accordance with `my invention;

C `through thedines w 'w and a; :t in fig. 1;

l. Figure 3, a horizontal section through the lines y y in fgs.`land 2;j f y Figure`4, a sectionf taken as denotedby the line z zin'iig.2; "j Yi l Figure 5, a transverse section, on a larger scale, ot' one of theroof-bars with cap-plates, showing the saine4 them under afxedlcondition of said lights and -'lfligure 6, a like view `of likeparts under aI movable `".orslidingarrangement of one ofthe lights.

Figure 'Z is a`vie`w,on an enlarged scale,`of the clip for the'jointsotithe glass,'as shown in fig.` 2.

Similar letters Uofreference indicate corresponding parts. j j c l lWhile applicable to other glazed structures it will suice here todescribe the invention as used in' the construction ofllconservatorieswhich it `is-dcsired to c build mainly or `wholly ofglass and metal combined.

`Saidlinvention has for its objects, or certain of them, c the sameas;.those specified for the invent-ions described in Letters Patent ofthe United States, Nos. 100,143

August `9, 1870, namely, provisionfor expansion and contraction twithoutstraining the parts or breakage of c the glass, together with lightnessand strength, cheapness` and expedition of erection, `protect-ion'against leakage, andprovisiou for carrying oli' water passing thejoints; also, by using galvanized sheet metal, rcn` dering paintuiniecessary.` c l i i g i Putty, to secure the'joints of the glass, mayalso, if desired, beavoidedjbnt I do not restrict myself to dispensingwithit.

The onelpartl of this invention consists in'a novel `construction 1ofthe roof-bars,applicable not only to conservatories, but also to domesand dat or curved sky-lights, whereby, while the same or greateradvantages aresecurerh;as` regards lightness and` strength, asarefclaimedtor the har described in my Letters Patentol'` lfehruary`22,1870, itis made to present c j less obstruction to the light, and is ofa. more graceful l, j or ornamental oouguration. v In this improvedharthe gutters, which serve to re- GEORGE HAYES, oir-'NEW Yonlgjhlv. Y.f

being had tothe accompanying drawing forming part c. Figure 2,` avertical transverse section of the same y as holding two sheetsor panesof glass in between `and 106,157, issued tome on the 22d of February andv Letters Patent No..112`,594, dated March 14;'1871.

i y 1M`PRo`vE|v|EuT IN SKY-LIGHTS,coNsERvAToRlse AND OTHER GLAzEoSTRUCTURES.

`'.tli Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

ceive the drainage from opposite sides of the barare brought into closeproximity with each other at the lowest point in the bar. When it isrequired to pro- Vvide for a sliding light, then the one. half of saidbar is suitably reduced and shaped to accommodate the saine.

The invention furthermore embraces a peculiarlyconstructed clip `for thejoints ot' the glass, the `same being formed out of apiece ot' sheetmetal bent to constitute a groove for the lower pane of glass and arebate for the upper 'one i'n a roof orother like structure;

,ened by castfiron blocks and intermediately filledl with timber. v

Referring lto the accompanying drawinglA represents the base portion ofone ot'rthe sides of y a conservatory;

' B, the glazed side. of 'said structure; and

G. the onehalt'or portion of its root'. G1 C2 are the roof-bars orrafters. These bars maybe made, as it may beterined, either single rdouble, accordingly as they' are used for fixed or movable lights. Fortixed lights the bar, as shown by those marked Ol, and as more clearlyrepresented in iig. 5, is formed of a metal sheet, a, bent to give abroad base immediately ,belonthe adjacent panes of glass D D, andextending in the forrn of a straight hollow leg up between and above theglass and terminating below in reversely-inclined orl approximatingsides, bent at their extremities to form curved gutters b l). Anothercurved sheet, c, Vis arranged below the curved sheet a in such manner asto form a semicircular or4 arched trough, the edges of which are made toclip the edges offthe gutters b b, and, when extra strength is requiredto be given4 to the bar, a stien- `ing-plate, d, may be inserted up itscenter.

c Eis the cap-plate, bent to incase the projecting portion of thestraight leg ofthe bar, and to rest, preferably, by bent or turneddownedges, on the outer' surface ofthe glass, or to lie in closeproximitythereto.

. The whole, th ns fitted, may be secured together by rivets e.

For a movable light the bar is slightly modified; but its essentialfeatures remain the same, one ofthe most important of which is thejuxtaposition of the gutters b b on opposite sides of the bar, andtheprotection which such a bar aiords against obstructing the light, as dilll-ren ily-arranged and more widely-separated glitters necessarily do.Y

To accom inodate a. movable light the bars are eonstrncted as shown bythose marked C", and represented more clearly in tig. 6 of' the drawing.Under such modification the sheet a is only bent to forni a baseonsections, the one of which is carried bythe sliding sash F.

The side posts G G are composed of two reversely-P arrangedtrough-shaped bars, with flanges f f on opposite sides ot'their faces,(see, more particularly, tig.

4,) said bars lying with their faces one against theother, and beingsecured together by rivets passing through their flanges, witlrorwithout a stieningplate, g, between the bars. This is va neat and lightyet strong construction, and the side flanges of the posts form seats orbearing-sui'tces for the sashes.

The clips H, for the joints formed by upper and lower adjacent panes D Din.the roof, are made, as shown in figs. 2 and 7, ofa piece ot' sheetmetal bent to form a groove, I, for the lower pane of glass, a rebate,i, for the upper one, and a. gutter, k, which latter-communicates withthe gutters of the bars, and ,serves to carry off condensed vapor or anywater that may have found its way beneath the glass.

The stop-strips or bars I, for the panes or sashes, it

is also preferred to construct with corrugations m, yto provide forescapo of inside or outside water, and to give strength.

The transoms K of the structure are hollow. andl made of sheet met-al,stitfened internally by cast-iron blocks n, arranged at suitabledistances apart, and with an intermediate filling of wood, q, the wholebeing faced internally, it' desired, with a. plate, r, of orthe glass,as herein set forth.

2. The clip H, constructed of sheet metal bentvto form a groove, h, arebate, t', 'and a gutter, k, essentially as and for the purposesdescribed.

3. The transom K, made of sheet metal, with castiron blocks n, andintermediatel wooden lling q, substantially as specitied.

GEORGE HAYES. Witnesses:

FRI-1D. HAYNES, R. E. RABEAU.

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